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An Inheritance conveyed so as to descend to two persons severally, by moieties, etc.

This occurs where there is more than one issue involved in a case. 3 Steph. Com. 560.

To separate is to disunite, to divide, to disconnect, to sever. 9 111. App. 370.

Liable personally and separately. See 21 N. Y. 300.

Ownership by a single person.

An entail severally to two; as, if land is given to two men and their wives, and to the heirs of their bodies begotten. Here the donees have a joint estate for their two lives, and

A tenancy which is separate, and not held jointly with another person.

ESTATE IN. An estate which is held by the tenant in his own right only, without any other being joined or connected with him in point of interest during the continuance of his esta

The separation of a part of a thing from another; for example, the separation of machinery from a mill is a estate, becomes by the severance personalty, unless such severance be me

If only a portion of a single tract is taken the owner's compensation for that taking includes any element of value arising out of the relation of the part taken to the entire trac

if the description was vague and indefinite, as in the case before us, and there was no official survey to give a certain location, it could create no right of private property in

The separation by judicial construction of constitutional from unconstitutional provisions and striking the latter from the statute. See 81 Miss. 507, 95 Am. St. Rep. 476, 62 L. R.

in grants of lands, with uncertain designations, to be made on a large district of country, they must have been severed from the public domain by survey, or be void for want of ide

in every case arising under the law one general question was presented for the consideration of the court: Whether in the given case, a court of equity could, according to its rule

Within the meaning of a life insurance policy, severe illness means such an illness as has, or ordinarily does have, a permanent, detrimental effect upon the physical system. Boos

The term "severe disability" means a severe, chronic disability attributable to mental or physical impairment, or a combination of mental and physical impairments, that—

any highly unpleasant mental reaction such as fright, grief, shame, humiliation, embarrassment, anger, chagrin, disappointment, or worr(y).' The injury had to be 'severe,' which in

The term “severe energy supply interruption” means a national energy supply shortage which the President determines— (A) is, or is likely to be, of significant scope and duration,

“severe fiscal distress” means a jurisdiction other than a State that satisfies both of the distress criteria set forth in paragraph (3).

“severe form of trafficking in persons” has the meaning given the term in section 7102 of title 22 . / "severe form of trafficking in persons" has the meaning given the t

The term “severe forms of trafficking in persons” has the meaning given the term in section 7102 of title 22 . / The terms “severe forms of trafficking in persons” and “sex traffic

The term "severely disabled individual" means an individual who is blind (as defined in section 8501 of title 41) or a severely disabled individual (as defined in such se

The term “severely distressed public housing” means a public housing project (or building in a project)— (A) that— (i) requires major redesign, reconstruction or redevelopment, or

The term "severely financially distressed employer" means an eligible employer as defined in paragraph (2), determined by substituting "less than 10 percent" fo

The terms “other severely handicapped” and “severely handicapped individuals” mean an individual or class of individuals under a physical or mental disability, other than blindness

The term “severe marine debris event” means atypically large amounts of marine debris caused by a natural disaster, including a tsunami, flood, landslide, or hurricane, or other so

Severe mental pain or suffering defined.—In this section, the term “severe mental pain or suffering” has the meaning given that term in section 2340(2) of title 18. / The term “sev

The term “severe physical problems” means, with respect to a dwelling unit, that the unit— (i) lacks hot or cold piped water, a flush toilet, or both a bathtub and a shower in the

The term “severe repetitive loss structure” means a structure that— (A) is covered under a contract for flood insurance made available under this chapter; and (B) has incurred floo

In this subparagraph, the term “severe wound” means a stage 3 wound, stage 4 wound, unstageable wound, non-healing surgical wound, infected wound, fistula, osteomyelitis, or wound

the term “severity incident” means an incident in which a covered employee is pre-positioned in an area in which conditions indicate there is a high risk of wildfires.

In this section, the term “severity of need index” means the index of the relative needs of individuals within a State or area, as identified by a number of different factors, and

Refuse flowing from 'sewers' in a 'liquid state' means to us 'sewage.

Where the effluent water from a sewage farm flows into a pool, the cleansing, levelling, and concreting the bottom of that pool to prevent the accumulation of sewage is a work for

the term “sewage sludge” means any solid, semisolid, or liquid waste generated by a wastewater treatment plant, other than an excluded material. / For purposes of this section, the

One who guards the sea-coast; custos maris.

A subterranean passage for drainage, usually constructed and maintained by a municipal corporation. Properly, a trench artificially made for the purpose of carrying water into the

The name of certain English courts created by commission under the great seal pursuant to the statute of sewers, (23 Hen. VIII. ¢. 5.)

in Title VII, although it coyly suggests that there is at least some support for a different and potentially relevant definition.

In ecclesiastical law. The second Sunday before Lent, being about the sixtieth day before Easter.

Lat. The action did not accrue within six years. The emphatic words of the old plea of the statute of limitations, hterally translated in the modem forms, and retained as the disti

The name of the plea of the statute of limitations, when the defendant alleges that the plaintiff's action has not acerued within six years. Actio non datur non damnificato. An act

the term “sex crime” means an act of sexual abuse that is a criminal act;

In Saxon law. The middle thanes, valued at 600s.

a person who was convicted of a "sex offense." § 16911(1).

The term "sex offender registry" means a registry of sex offenders, and a notification program, maintained by a jurisdiction. / The term “sex offender registry” means a r

The term “sex offender under SORNA” has the meaning given the term “sex offender” in section 111 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 42 U.S.C. 16911 ). 1 /

Except as limited by subparagraph (B) or (C), the term “sex offense” means— (i) a criminal offense that has an element involving a sexual act or sexual contact with another; (ii) a

The term “sex offense against a minor” means a specified offense against a minor, as defined in section 111 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 42 U.S.C. 16

In this section, the term “sex-related offense” means any of the following: (1) Rape or sexual assault under subsection (a) or (b) of section 920 of this title (article 120 of the

Lat. In Roman law. A subdivision of the as, containing two unciæ; the proportion of two-tvvelfths> or one-sixth. '2 Bl. Conun. 462, note.

In old records. An ancient measure of liquids, and of dry commodities; a quarter or seain. Spelman.

Lands given to a church for maintenance of a sexton.—Cowell.

An attendant or care-taker in a church building, usually with care of the attached burying ground. A woman may be a sexton; 2 Stra. 1114.

The terms “severe forms of trafficking in persons” and “sex trafficking” have the meanings given, respectively, in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 2

The term "sex trafficking of a minor" means an offense described in section 1591(a) of title 18 or a comparable State law, against a minor. / The term "sex trafficki

The term “sex trafficking victim” means a victim of— (A) sex trafficking (as defined in section 7102(10) 1 of title 22); or (B) a severe form of trafficking in persons described in

The sixth decretal.

the term “sexual abuse” includes the employment, use, persuasion, inducement, enticement, or coercion of a child to engage in, or assist another person to engage in, sexually expli

The term “sexual act” means— (A) the penetration, however slight, of the penis into the vulva or anus or mouth; (B) contact between the mouth and the penis, vulva, scrotum, or anus

The terms “domestic violence”, “sexual assault”, “child abuse and neglect”, “dating violence”, “elder abuse”, and “stalking” have the meaning given such terms in section 3 of the V

The term “sexual assault dispute” means a dispute involving a nonconsensual sexual act or sexual contact, as such terms are defined in section 2246 of title 18 or similar applicabl

The term "sexual assault forensic examination" means an examination of a sexual assault patient by a health care provider, who has specialized education and clinical expe

The term "sexual assault forensic examiner" or "SAFE" means an individual who has specialized forensic training in treating sexual assault survivors and conduct

The term "sexual assault nurse examiner" or "SANE" means a registered or advanced practice nurse who has specialized training conducting medical forensic examin

The term "sexual assault response team" or "SART" means a multidisciplinary team that— (A) provides a specialized and immediate response to survivors of sexual

The term "sexual assault with an object" means the use of any hand, finger, object, or other instrument to penetrate, however slightly, the genital or anal opening of the

acts of masturbation, homosexuality, sexual intercourse, or physical contact with a person's clothed or unclothed genitals, public area, buttocks or, if such person be a female, br

The term “sexual contact” means touching, or causing another person to touch, either directly or through the clothing, the vulva, penis, scrotum, anus, groin, breast, inner thigh,

the condition of human male or female genitals when in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal.

The term "sexual fondling" means the touching of the private body parts of another person (including the genitalia, anus, groin, breast, inner thigh, or buttocks) for the

The term “sexual harassment” means conduct that constitutes the offense of sexual harassment as punishable under section 934 of this title (article 134) pursuant to the regulations

The term “sexual harassment dispute” means a dispute relating to conduct that is alleged to constitute sexual harassment under applicable Federal, Tribal, or State law. / The term

Ordinary and complete intercourse, not imperfect or partial. See 28 Am. Dec 448, note.

“sexually dangerous person” means a person who has engaged or attempted to engage in sexually violent conduct or child molestation and who is sexually dangerous to others; and / Th

The term “sexually explicit conduct” means actual or simulated genital-genital contact, oral-genital contact, anal-genital contact, or oral-anal contact, whether between persons of

The term “sexually explicit material” means an audio recording, a film or video recording, or a periodical with visual depictions, produced in any medium, the dominant theme of whi

In this subsection, the term “sexually oriented material” means any material that depicts sexually explicit conduct (as that term is defined in section 2256 of title 18 ), unless t

As used in this section, the term “sexually related mail matter” means any matter which is within the scope of section 3008(a) or 3010(d) of title 39.

The term “sexually reproduced” includes any production of a variety by seed, but does not include the production of a variety by tuber propagation.

The term “sexually violent offense” means any criminal offense in a range of offenses specified by State law which is comparable to or which exceeds the range of offenses encompass

The term “sexually violent predator” means a person who has been convicted of a sexually violent offense and who suffers from a mental abnormality or personality disorder that make

Nothing in this section creates a cause of action or a right to bring an action, including an action based on discrimination due to sexual orientation. As used in this section, the

such a manner as to be, in the judgment of the Board, likely to incite or encourage delinquency or sexual promiscuity on the part of young persons.' A film is so "likely to incite

The term "sexual violence" means any nonconsensual sexual act or contact proscribed by the criminal law of the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian country

(L. Lat.) In old English law. Seisin; possession of lands; or of a freehold estate in lands. Bract, fol. 38b, 39.

I. I. In old English law. To take; to take possession; to seisa

In the civil law, an abbreviation of sine fraude sua, without fraud on his part. S. P. An abbreviation of sine prole, without issue. An abbreviation of "same point," or "same princ

COMMON OF. The right of persons occupying lands lying together in the same common field to turn out their cattle after harvest to feed promiscuously in such field.

Iron bands fastened on the ankles of a prisoner and joined by a chain.

must,' cf. Merced Rosa v. Herrero, 423 F.2d 591 , 593 n. 2 (CA1, 1970), yet the judge who called for the three-judge court here was not named to the panel.

to deliver to the office, and not send through the United States mails.

at least that the statement shall be definite, concise, and complete as distinguished from discursive, argumentative, obscure, or fragmentary.

the Commissioner of the Land Office; but the proviso that " should the applicant fail to make his first payment .

Pallio cooperlre. Literally, to cover with a cloth. The phrase refers to an ancient English custom, according to which, when parents of children born out of wedlock afterwards inte

The Government may look at actualities and upon determination that the form employed for doing business or carrying out the challenged tax event is unreal or a sham may sustain or

One that is false. See 70 Am. Dec. 635, note.

In so far as the contracts in question here use words fit for a contract of purchase, they are mere shams and devices to cover loans of money at usurious rates of interest. Loans a

One which is so clearly false in fact that it does not in reality involve any matter of substantial litigation. See 70 Am. Dec. 635, note.

There may be situations in which a publicity campaign, ostensibly directed toward influencing governmental action, is a mere sham to cover what is actually nothing more than an att